Dimitar Berbatov thinks that Manchester United are far from favourites to sign Karim Benzema.
The Al-Ittihad forward appears to have no chance of playing again for the Saudi Pro League in the near future after growing unsettled with the club he captains.
Benzema left Real Madrid in the summer as one of the best strikers in the world and he continued to score regularly after his departure.
Unsurprisingly, that has led to him being linked with a return to Europe on loan, with Chelsea, Arsenal and United all reportedly keen to land the 36-year-old veteran.
Speaking to Betfair, Berbatov thinks that Benzema would prefer either of the London clubs over a move to Old Trafford.
He explained: “I've seen that Man United may be in the picture for Benzema as well. Someone has told me that maybe they'll try to see what the situation is. I think Benzema will be an interesting addition to any team. He brings a team goals.
“Let's see what Man United do in January, but why shouldn't Man United sign him? He brings experience and goals. He's been at Real Madrid before so maybe he's talking to Raphael Varane right now. Asking how training is, how [Erik] ten Hag is and what Manchester is like.
"Benzema isn't happy where he is, from what we've all read, and he just wants to play football. He doesn't play for the money anymore, he has all the money already so he is an option for Man United.
“Benzema will want to play in the Champions League and I think he still wants to play regularly. He's very similar to Cristiano Ronaldo in that respect. He wants to win trophies too.
"It'll all come down to what Ten Hag says to him but in the end sometimes the Man United brand and badge is sometimes all that needs to appeal to some players.
"I think Benzema would get more game time at Chelsea because Nicolas Jackson is still finding his feet and is still missing chances. Also, it'd be in London and sometimes you want your new surroundings to be in a big city like that.
“Arsenal would be a very similar move because he'd be able to chase Champions League success. He'd also be able to play regularly because Gabriel Jesus can play out wide. Benzema would like playing for Arsenal because of their style of play.
"He has an interesting choice to make but right now he'd probably choose to move to a London club.
“In my mind, with Benzema, he’d like to play - if not every game - every other game. He’s not going to move to sit on the bench. He’s going to want to prove how good he still is.”
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